Jazznews/Jazz magazine
Special edition December 2022
Elected in the Top 5 of the best jazz accordionists.
Pascal Anquetil
Journalist and former Head of the Jazz Information Centre
Each time he plays and improvises, Frédéric Viale knows how to open up space, to fire up time, to invent a quality of breathing that is ample and wide. Under his fingers, the "shiver box" becomes a "jazz box". Here is a true jazzman who never jazzes, never gives in to the vain vertigo of the debagoulis of notes as do too many talkative musicians who have nothing urgent to say but express it at length. Viale, on the contrary, goes straight to the point, without embellishments, to the essential.
Dédé Ceccarelli
It's not easy to switch from world music, from the musette I love, to chanson, to jazz, but the conversion is successful for the talented accordionist Frédéric Viale. Good luck, dear Frédéric!
Federico Pigini
Creatore di fisarmonica
Con Frédéric, sono bastate poche parole ed una stretta di mano. Ed ecco che lo strumento per Frederic è nato. La sua musica ed il nostro artigianato sono un concerto perfetto!
Joseph Carrel
Accordina manufacturer
Frédéric is the velvety-legged jazzman who knows how to surprise us with both accordion and accordina.
Hermeto Pascoal
Està muito bonito o seu cd, Frédéric! Parabéns pelas composições, arranjos e aosmúsicos! Um grande abraço! Viva a Música Universal!
Laurent Brun
Jazz Rhône-Alpes
Frédéric Viale is a poet of the accordion, of those who touch your heart. He tells himself in freedom and his music is as close to us as the company and speech of a friend can be.
The World
A jazz that slumbers in popular balls all over the world and leads to a spontaneous, catchy and harmonious music: this is the Belle Chose according to Viale.
DeeDee McNeil
enthusiastic in the American magazine Cadence
I've never heard an accordion sound like that!
Pascal Savard
TV Au bonheur de nacre
A Musical Favourite
New Wave
The Republic of Jazz
The themes are lyrical and charming, they stay in the ear and the improvisations fly away with a joyful ardour.
Georges Kiosseff
The Republic of Jazz
A singing and dancing virtuosity with a kind of melody within reach of the bellows.
Richard Galliano
I like the temperament, the musical sense and the determination of this musician.
La Strada
His music is rich and melodic, a patchwork of jazz, musette, tango and world music. The whole is served by a breathtaking virtuosity.
Marcel Azzola
It's very good jazz, the one we like, full of music and swing. It's an album that deserves a great place in the world of Jazz. With a big friendly bravo.
Accordion and Accordionists
In the magazine's profile of him
A complete artist